Galway International Rally Past Winners

Year Driver / Co-driver Car 1971 Cathal Curley / Austin Fraser Escort TC 1972 Ronnie McCartney / Dessie McCartney Triumph 2.5PI 1973 Adrian Boyd / Beatty Crawford Escort RS 1600 1974 Cancelled due to Fuel & Power crisis 1975 Dessie McCartney / Terry Harryman Porsche Carrera 1976 Billy Coleman / Jim Porter Escort RS 1800 1977 Roger Clarke / Jim Porter Escort RS 1800 1978 John Taylor / Phil Short Escort RS 1800 1979 Billy Coleman / Dr. Frank O'Donoghue Escort RS 1800 1980 Jimmy McRae / Frank Maine Chevette HS 1981 Ger Buckley / Con Murphy Chevette HSR 1982 Jimmy McRae / Ian Grindrod Ascona 400 1983 no rally 1984 Brendan Fagan / Ronan McNamee Chevette HSR 1985 Austin McHale / Christy Farrell Manta 400 1986 Billy Coleman / Ronan Morgan Porsche 911 SCRS 1987 no rally 1988 Mark Lovell / Roger Freeman Sierra Cosworth 1989 Mark Lovell / Roger Freeman Sierra Cosworth 1990 Austin McHale / Ronan McNamee BMW M3 1991 Austin McHale / Dermot O'Gorman BMW M3 1992 Kenny McKinstry / Robbie Philpot Subaru Legacy 1993 Austin McHale / Dermot O'Gorman Toyota Celica 1994 Kenny McKinstry / Robbie Philpott Subaru Legacy 1995 Frank Meagher / Pat Moloughney Escort Cosworth 1996 Bertie Fisher / Rory Kennedy Subaru Impreza 1997 Austin McHale / Brian Murphy Toyota Celica GT4 1998 Austin McHale / Brian Murphy Toyota Celica GT4 1999 Bertie Fisher / Rory Kennedy Subaru Impreza 2000 no rally 2001 no rally 2002 Eugene Donnelly / Paul Kiely Subaru Impreza 2003 no rally 2004 Tapio Laukkanen / H. Kaapro Subaru WRC 2005 Eugene Donnelly / Paul Kiely Toyota Corolla 2006 Eugene Donnelly / Paul Kiely Toyota Corolla 2007 Marcus Gronholm/Timo Rautiainen Ford Focus WRC 06 2008 Mark Higgins / Rory Kennedy, Subaru Impreza WRC 2009 Eugene Donnelly / Paddy Toner Skoda Fabia WRC 2010 Gareth MacHale / Brian Murphy Ford Focus 2011 Tim McNulty / Paul Kiely Subaru S11 WRC